As the choir was practicing, the whole effect was heightened by the deep tones of the organ reverberating through the arched roof, and the sound of human voices as if vainly trying to fill the vast space above.

The novelty and solemnity of the surroundings roused all our religious emotions and thrilled every nerve in our being.

As if moved by the same impulse to linger there a while, we all sat down, silently waiting for something to break the spell that bound us.

Can one wonder at the power of the Catholic religion for centuries, with such accessories to stimulate the imagination to a blind worship of the unknown?
Sitting in the hotel that evening and wanting something to read, we asked the waiter for the daily papers.

As there was no public table or drawing room for guests, but each party had its own apartment, we needed a little change from the society of each other.